novellhall Chapter 570 Zhu Wushi Betrays Him
Chapter 570 Zhu Wushi Betrays Him
"What's going on? What's that sound?"
On the dragon throne, Zhu Houzhao, looking flustered, questioned the crowd.
At this moment, Zhu Wushi, the Iron-Blooded Marquis, responded coldly, "Your Majesty, this is the strength of the Great Ming Empire."
"If the fighting continues, I fear that all of us here will be wiped out by the cannons of the Great Ming Empire. Therefore, I humbly request Your Majesty to surrender immediately."
Obviously.
When Zhu Wushi heard that the Ming Empire's army had begun its attack on the city, he stepped forward again and began to persuade the Ming emperor to surrender!
just.
Nevertheless, Zhu Houzhao maintained a remarkably firm stance.
"Shut up!"
"Zhu Wushi, if you dare to disrupt the morale of the army again, don't blame me for being impolite to you!"
Zhu Houzhao roared angrily at Zhu Wushi, the Iron-Blooded Marquis, who immediately fell silent upon seeing the Ming emperor's anger.
Then, Cao Zhengchun, the chief eunuch, immediately said to Zhu Houzhao, "Your Majesty, things have come to this point, we can only send martial arts masters to fight as soon as possible!"
"If this continues, the capital may be breached by the Ming Empire!"
As Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, Wu Longhui, also seriously injured, limped into the Fengtian Hall. The civil and military officials were naturally quite shocked to see Wu Longhui arrive, and all their eyes were naturally focused on him.
On the dragon throne, Zhu Houzhao was equally shocked when he saw Wu Longhui's appearance!
Without hesitation, he immediately asked, "Wu Longhui... what exactly is going on?"
Faced with Zhu Houzhao's questioning, Wu Longhui, breathless, explained, "Your Majesty, this humble general is no match for the Great Ming Empire!"
"Now that the capital has been captured, Your Majesty, please move the capital immediately!"
Undoubtedly, as soon as Wu Longhui finished speaking, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty were once again abuzz with discussion in the vast Fengtian Hall.
"Ah, how could it have been breached so quickly? What are these Imperial Guards even doing?!"
"It's over, our Ming Dynasty is really going to perish!"
"The power of the Ming Empire is simply terrifying. We should move the capital as soon as possible!"
"Yes, if we don't move the capital soon, the country might really perish!"
On the dragon throne, Zhu Houzhao listened to what the officials said, and his expression became quite serious. Just then, the sound of cannon fire rang out again!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sound of the cannon fire grew louder and louder, and it was getting closer and closer to the palace.
Upon hearing these sounds, Zhu Houzhao completely panicked!
"Wu Longhui!"
"How many troops are still inside the palace?" the Ming emperor asked anxiously.
Upon seeing this, Wu Longhui naturally dared not hesitate and immediately said to Zhu Houzhao, "Your Majesty, at present... we only have about 50,000 troops left!"
"However, these 50,000 troops cannot hold out for long. Now, the Ming Dynasty should move its capital immediately. Only in this way can it survive!"
After these two encounters with the Ming Empire, Wu Longhui naturally gained a clear understanding of the Ming Empire's strength.
He knew very well that for the Ming Dynasty, there was only one way left: to retreat as soon as possible!
Only in this way can we win!
just.
After Wu Longhui finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao showed no intention of moving. Clearly, Zhu Houzhao still wanted to confront the Ming Empire head-on!
"Relocate the capital? Withdraw the troops?"
"Even if we withdraw our troops this time, do you think the Ming Empire will let me off the hook?"
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, all the officials in the hall fell silent. Clearly, these officials knew very well that what Zhu Houzhao said was quite correct.
The reason why the Ming Empire attacked the Ming Kingdom was that it wanted to destroy the Ming Kingdom directly.
Therefore, even if Zhu Houzhao had chosen to move the capital, he would still have had to face a decisive battle with the Ming Empire in the end.
However, by then, the relocation of the capital will surely shake the morale of the army, so it is better to fight to the death this time!
Immediately.
Zhu Houzhao said to Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wushi, "You two, immediately lead the martial arts masters to kill the enemy!"
"No matter what, we must not allow the Ming Empire's army to break into the palace!"
Now that things have come to this, Zhu Houzhao has no way out and can only send out his strongest forces to fight the Ming Empire's army to the death!
soon.
Cao Zhengchun, Zhu Wushi, and others immediately led their army to the outside of the palace with Wu Longhui to put up a final stand!
just.
Even with the help of martial arts masters, they were no match for the Ming Dynasty army.
The army led by Lan Yu, Mu Ying, and Guo Zhen had already defeated all the Ming army in the capital. Now, the hundreds of thousands of Ming Empire troops had completely surrounded the palace.
Furthermore, the Winged Dragon Legion is also monitoring this void above!
all in all.
By then, the Ming emperor had no chance of escaping.
When Cao Zhengchun saw the Ming Empire's army, which was equipped with live ammunition, his face naturally showed tension and doubt.
"Is this the army of the Ming Dynasty? What kind of weapons are those black ones they're holding?"
After Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, Wu Longhui, the Ming general standing beside him, hurriedly said, "Eunuch Cao, this is a musket, and it is more powerful than an ordinary musket!"
"You must be very careful not to get hurt by the bullets fired from these muskets!"
No sooner had Wu Longhui finished speaking than Guo Zhen, the commander of the Imperial Guard of the Ming Dynasty, suddenly issued the order to attack!
"emission!"
In a short time.
The soldiers of the Ming Empire immediately picked up their submachine guns and pulled the triggers as quickly as possible!
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Instantly, countless bullets flew towards the Ming army, and almost instantly, a large number of Ming soldiers fell to the ground!
"This...this is impossible!"
To be honest, at that moment, when Cao Zhengchun saw the scene before him, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
Cao Zhengchun had never understood why the army of the Ming Dynasty was so invincible, but after seeing the power of the submachine gun, he suddenly understood how terrifying the army of the Ming Dynasty was!
"Red-coated cannons!"
"Prepare!"
"emission!"
In an instant, hundreds of red-coated cannons were loaded and fired at the Ming army at Guo Zhen's command!
Seeing this, Wu Longhui panicked and shouted to the soldiers, "Retreat! Quickly!"
However, Wu Longhui was still a step too slow. In an instant!
The cannonballs fired by the red-coated cannons struck the Ming soldiers directly.
At that moment, tens of thousands of Ming soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
Even the walls of the palace had been blown open by cannonballs fired by the Red Cannon.
Seeing this, Cao Zhengchun didn't dare to hesitate and immediately stepped forward, quickly unleashing his inner energy.
Clearly, after witnessing the advanced weaponry of the Ming Empire, Cao Zhengchun knew that the Ming Dynasty's current military strength was simply no match for it.
So now that things have come to this, he naturally has to step forward to protect the Ming emperor.
Cao Zhengchun then directly initiated the "All Rivers Flow into the Sea" technique.
At the same time, Cao Zhengchun's internal energy was released wildly, forming a huge protective shield of internal energy on the palace wall.
Then, when the cannonballs from the red-coated cannons landed on the city wall, they were immediately bounced off.
Seeing this, Wu Longhui quickly praised, "Thanks to Eunuch Cao's help!"
If it weren't for Eunuch Cao's intervention, the imperial palace would undoubtedly have been completely bombarded and destroyed by the Ming Empire's cannons.
At the same time, Guo Zhen, Mu Ying, Lan Yu, and others also showed a hint of solemnity on their faces after seeing Cao Zhengchun make his move.
Although these three were all top-notch military generals, they were still somewhat inferior to Cao Zhengchun in terms of martial arts cultivation.
However, at this critical moment, Zhu Wushi, the Iron-Blooded Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, suddenly activated his internal energy.
Clearly, Zhu Wushi didn't want to keep pretending any longer.
Zhu Wushi roared at Cao Zhengchun, "Since you dare to oppose the army of the Ming Empire, Cao Zhengchun, you are simply courting death!"
After saying that, Zhu Wushi directly unleashed a palm strike of true energy.
Fortunately, Cao Zhengchun reacted quickly and easily dodged the attack.
However, Cao Zhengchun never expected that Zhu Wushi would actually attack him.
"Are you insane? How dare you attack me, Zhu Wushi? Have you already colluded with the Ming Empire?"
Faced with Cao Zhengchun's questioning, Zhu Wushi sneered: "I have warned Zhu Houzhao many times to surrender to the Ming Empire."
Unfortunately, our emperor is far too stubborn and unwilling to relinquish the power he holds.
As the Iron-Blooded Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, I naturally have to consider the future of the Ming Dynasty.
"Cao Zhengchun, if you know what's good for you, you'd better surrender and submit to the Ming Empire. I might spare your life."
As soon as Zhu Wushi finished speaking, not only was Cao Zhengchun shocked, but even Wu Longhui was clearly flustered.
Wu Longhui had always believed that Zhu Wushi would serve the Ming Dynasty no matter what.
This is also the source of Wu Longhui's confidence to continue resisting the Ming Empire.
But when he saw Zhu Wushi betray him on the spot, he was extremely conflicted. At that moment, Wu Longhui even wanted to quickly surrender to the Ming Empire.
At that moment, Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang also stepped forward.
Although the three of them were Ming Dynasty spies trained by Zhu Wushi, they did not follow Zhu Wushi's lead after seeing him betray them.
He even stood directly in front of Cao Zhengchun.
Especially Duan Tianya, the leader of the four secret agents, said to Zhu Wushi in a loud voice: "Divine Marquis, you are a prince of the Ming Kingdom, how can you surrender to this enemy country?"
"If you truly pledge allegiance to the Ming Empire, we naturally cannot follow you."
After seeing that Duan Tianya and others were on his side, Cao Zhengchun felt more confident.
Immediately, Cao Zhengchun shouted at Zhu Wushi, "Things have come to this point, you still have a chance to back out. If you continue to be stubborn, you will become a traitor to the Ming Dynasty."
To be honest, after Cao Zhengchun said those words, Zhu Wushi's mentality had completely exploded.
He said to the crowd in an icy tone, "Hmph! You few think you can defeat me? You're simply courting death!"
Clearly, Zhu Wushi at that time had completely let himself go.
In Zhu Wushi's view, if he did not turn against Zhu Ying as soon as possible, he would have no chance after Zhu Ying arrived.
Therefore, he needed to help the Ming Empire attack the Ming Kingdom before Zhu Ying arrived, in order to gain Zhu Ying's trust.
And at this moment,
The Ming Dynasty army did not make a move; instead, Lan Yu, Guo Zhen, Mu Ying, and others stood still and watched the spectacle.
At this point, seeing that Zhu Wushi still showed no signs of repentance, Cao Zhengchun stopped wasting words.
Cao Zhengchun immediately channeled his inner energy and unleashed the Heavenly Gang Child Skill.
This was Cao Zhengchun's specialty.
In an instant, true energy enveloped Cao Zhengchun's body, emitting a dazzling purplish-red light.
"Zhu Wushi, today I will show you the power of the Heavenly Gang Child Skill."
As soon as Cao Zhengchun finished speaking, he immediately used the Heavenly Gang Child Skill and appeared in front of Zhu Wushi.
Then, two streams of purplish-red true energy forcefully rushed into Zhu Wushi's body.
Unfortunately, Cao Zhengchun's realm was only at the Grandmaster level, while Zhu Wushi had already entered the Martial Arts Divine Power realm.
Although Cao Zhengchun's Heavenly Gang Child Skill was incredibly powerful, it proved utterly ineffective against Zhu Wushi, who was at a higher level.
Zhu Wushi simply waved his hand, and an even more concentrated burst of true energy rushed out, successfully blocking Cao Zhengchun's attack.
follow closely,
Zhu Wushi stopped wasting words with Cao Zhengchun and directly used his ultimate weapon, the Absorption Technique.
Zhu Wushi stretched out his hands and exerted force at the same time, causing an invisible surge of true energy to erupt out.
Cao Zhengchun was well aware of Zhu Wushi's prowess. Upon seeing Zhu Wushi unleash his Absorption Technique, he immediately channeled his inner energy to forcefully engage in combat with him.
"Bang!!"
As the two streams of true energy collided, a loud bang erupted in the sky.
The next second, it was clear that Zhu Wushi's Absorption Technique was superior, as Cao Zhengchun's internal energy began to flow involuntarily into Zhu Wushi's body.
"Not good! Eunuch Cao is no match for Marquis Shen. We must help him immediately."
Duan Tianya was clearly flustered when he saw this.
As Zhu Wushi's disciple, he was naturally well aware of just how terrifying his strength was.
Duan Tianya, Guihai Yidao, and Shangguan Haitang exchanged a glance, then unleashed their true energy and ultimate techniques, charging towards Zhu Wushi. (End of Chapter)